Corporate bodies
Updated 08/2018
PUL Guidelines for NACO Corporate bodies
(Last update: August 7, 2018)
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What is a corporate body?
Corporate body is defined by RDA as “an organization or group of persons and/or organizations that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as a unit”.
Not sure if entity is a corporate body? See division of the world.
Authority records
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Core elements - should always be included (if known)
Core elements - should be included if the corporate body’s name is the same or similar to that of another corporate body (if known)
Mandatory elements - according to PUL policy (if known)
Should be included whenever possible - according to PUL policy
As of August 15, 2023, NACO MARC21 046: Subfields $q and $r are available for use.
MARC field 046 subfields $q (establishment date) and $r (termination date) are now valid for use in NACO corporate name authority records. Existing NACO corporate body records that have establishment date and termination date in subfields $s and $t will not be programmatically updated to use subfields $q and $r. However, when updating an already existing corporate body record, NACO catalogers are encouraged to evaluate the 046 field and manually update the subfields to $q and $r as needed.
046 subfields $s (Start period) and $t (End period) may also be used in NACO authority records for corporate bodies, when recording Period of Activity of Corporate Body, as instructed in RDA 11.4.5. If subfield $s and subfield $t do not represent establishment date and termination date, do not change the subfield values.
All fields need to be justified by information contained in the 670 field or in a ‡v .
MARC | Subfields | Observations | Examples |
---|---|---|---|
‡q start period | RDA 11.4 | 046 ## $q 2001 $2 edtf | |
$a corporate or jurisdiction name | RDA 11.2 | 110 2# $a Avtonomnyĭ Opir (Organization) | |
$a type of corporate body | RDA 11.7 | 110 2# $a HYLA Architects | |
$c associated country | RDA 11.3 | 110 2$ Musée Hergé | |
‡a address | RDA 11.9 | Ø | |
‡a field of activity | RDA 11.10 | 110 2# $a ARC Humanities Press | |
‡a associated group | RDA 11.5 | 110 2# $a Cougar Marching Band (University of Houston) | |
‡a language code | RDA 11.8 | 110 2# $a Hahn Produktion | |
$a corporate or jurisdiction name | RDA 11.2 | 110 2# $a Asian Academy of Management | |
‡a name | Can only link to established headings | 110 2# ‡a Facebook (Firm) | |
‡a corporate/ jurisdiction name | Mandatory field if corporate body described is a subordinate body. | 110 2# $a Academia Sul-Mato-Grossense de Letras | |
‡a nonpublic general note | Wording is recommended but not prescriptive. | 667 ## ‡a Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. | |
‡a source citation | RDA 8.12 | ||
‡a source citation | RDA 8.12 |
Resources
RDA in NACO training, module 4 - describing corporate bodies
LC/PCC Establishing corporate bodies FAQ (in AACR2. Last checked June 11, 2019)
PCC Guidelines for the Application of Relationship Designators in NACO Authority Records
Examples:
(Some records might have been altered to better comply with PUL's guidelines)
Subordinate bodies:
Distinct name
110 2# $a 205 Hudson Street Gallery
368 ## $a Art museums ǂ2 lcsh
370 ## ǂe New York (N.Y.) ǂ2 naf
372 ## $a Art ǂ2 lcsh
377 ## $a eng
410 2# $a Two Hundred Five Hudson Street Gallery
410 2# $a Two Hundred and Five Hudson Street Gallery
410 2# $a Hunter College. ǂb Art Galleries. ǂb 205 Hudson Street Gallery
410 2# $a 205 Hudson Gallery
510 2# ǂw r ǂi Hierarchical superior: ǂa Hunter College. ǂb Art Galleries
670 ## $a Robert Barry, 2015: ǂb colophon (205 Hudson Street Gallery; 205 Hudson Street, New York, NY; Hunter College Art Galleries)
Name implies it is part of another corporate body
110 2# $a Harvard University. ǂb Department of Architecture
368 ## $a Universities and colleges--Departments $2 lcsh
372 ## $a Architecture--Study and teaching $2 lcsh
377 ## $a eng
410 2# ǂw nnea ǂa Harvard University. ǂb Dept. of Architecture
410 2# $a Harvard University. ǂb Graduate School of Design. ǂb Department of Architecture
510 2# ǂw r ǂi Hierarchical superior: ǂa Harvard University. ǂb Graduate School of Design
670 ## $a nuc86-48510: Gauchat, U.P. Patterns of housing type and density, 1984 ǂb (hdg. on MH-SD rept.: Harvard University. Department of Architecture; usage: Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University)
670 ## $a LC data base, 8/22/86 ǂb (MLC hdg.: Harvard University. Dept. of Architecture)
Non-governmental body whose name includes the name of the higher/related body
110 2# $a All Saints' Church (Brixworth, England). ǂb Friends
368 ## $a Charities $2 lcsh
377 ## $a eng
370 ## $e Brixworth (England) $2 naf
410 2# $a Friends of All Saints' Church (Brixworth, England)
670 ## $a Lost chantries and chapels of medieval Northamptonshire, 2003: ǂb verso t.p. (Friends of All Saints' Church, Brixworth)
670 ## $a Friends of All Saints' Church, Brixworth, WWW pages, May 10, 2004: ǂb home page (Friends of All Saints' Church, Brixworth, Northamptonshire; charity no. 295881)
Name not conveying corporate body
110 2# $a V+ (Architectural firm)
368 ## $a Architectural firms ǂ2 lcsh
370 ## ǂe Brussels (Belgium) ǂ2 naf
372 ## $a Public architecture ǂ2 lcsh
377 ## $a eng ǂa fre ǂa dut
410 2# $a V Plus (Architectural firm)
670 ## $a V+ architecture, c2015: ǂb title page (V+) back cover (Brussels-based architecture studio V+)
Personal name as part of corporate name
046 ## $s 1965 $t 1970 $2 edtf
110 2# $a James Brown Orchestra
368 ## $a Musical groups ǂ2 lcsh
370 ## ǂc United States ǂ2 naf
372 ## $a Rhythm and blues music ǂ2 lcsh
410 2# $a Brown Orchestra (1965-1970)
500 1# ǂw r ǂi Member: ǂa Brown, James, ǂd 1933-2006
510 2# ǂw r ǂi Predecessor: ǂa James Brown Band
510 2# ǂw r ǂi Successor: ǂa J.B.'s (Musical group)
670 ## $a James Brown's original funky divas, p1998: ǂb container (James Brown Orchestra)
670 ## $a Wikipedia, August 2, 2015 ǂb (category: James Brown Orchestra members; James Brown's band in the 1950s and 1960s, billed as the James Brown Band prior to 1965 and as the James Brown Orchestra from 1965 to 1970. The band is sometimes erroneously known as The Famous Flames, which was a separate vocal group. The successor to the James Brown Orchestra was the J.B.'s)
Government officials
046 ## ǂs 2014-10-20 ǂ2 edtf
110 1# $a Indonesia. ǂb President (2014- : Joko Widodo)
368 ## $a Head of state ǂa Head of government
377 ## $a ind
500 0# $w r $i Chief executive: $a Joko Widodo, ǂd 1961-
667 ## $a SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this person are entered under Joko Widodo, 1961-
670 ## $a Peraturan Presiden Republik Indonesia tentang pengadaan barang/jasa pemerintah, 2015: ǂb p. 36 (Presiden Republik Indonesia Joko Widodo)
670 ## $a Official website of Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, January 12, 2015 ǂb press conference page (Joko Widodo took his oath as Indonesia 7th President on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014)